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Rainy Days on Thursday's Always Get Me Down
So I had a window before it rained at 11, So I decided to put the second antenna on. In my local HD dealer's usual efficiency, they sent the wrong stud.
This is what they sent instead of a regular threaded all the way stud.
![2019-03-21 08.29.46.jpg 2019-03-21 08.29.46.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37808-3233c4ecf0ce895ba95a9ab67fa39770.jpg)
What they sent was only $1.99, so I will just make my own. I dug in my screw bin and found a screw with the proper threads and a nut that fit it. Screwed the nut on and adjusted it to the length I needed. Then used an angle grinder to wack the rest off.
![2019-03-21 09.02.35.jpg 2019-03-21 09.02.35.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37816-73474478b578cee8b10138ee7ba7f09f.jpg)
I use the nut to "chase" the threads. I grab the good end with a rag and a vise grip gently and unscrew the nut. the threads are really pretty close after that. Just some gentle touch up with a jeweler's file.
Little loc tite, screw it into the antenna, little more lock tite, and voila, an antenna mounting stud.
![2019-03-21 09.09.33.jpg 2019-03-21 09.09.33.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37823-8dc5dd5110c9aade1b837f47c9f6507c.jpg)
I could have put the stud into the tour pak first, but the antenna has more room for adjustment. Here's the finished product.
![2019-03-21 09.11.00.jpg 2019-03-21 09.11.00.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37829-0d4105c6fc1e983049eb406b35ca256e.jpg)
![2019-03-21 09.11.16.jpg 2019-03-21 09.11.16.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37833-07b3fa1f32ebd97a191ade4dba4e6c74.jpg)
Getting a little guilty feeling about the garage ... LOL ... so took the pics to "hide" the shame.![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Since I had the new darby cover gasket, I put the Calvary darby cover on.
![2019-03-21 08.30.02.jpg 2019-03-21 08.30.02.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37841-969e9b47d41b4c00d0a805674d5f8574.jpg)
Last and certainly not least, I made a few adjustments to the mirror and the drink holder. I'm afraid that may be all for the day .. If we get the rain predicted, I think I may remove the old double sticky tape on the AMG things and put new on. That way, I'll be ready after the ceramic stuff.
So I had a window before it rained at 11, So I decided to put the second antenna on. In my local HD dealer's usual efficiency, they sent the wrong stud.
This is what they sent instead of a regular threaded all the way stud.
![2019-03-21 08.29.46.jpg 2019-03-21 08.29.46.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37808-3233c4ecf0ce895ba95a9ab67fa39770.jpg)
What they sent was only $1.99, so I will just make my own. I dug in my screw bin and found a screw with the proper threads and a nut that fit it. Screwed the nut on and adjusted it to the length I needed. Then used an angle grinder to wack the rest off.
![2019-03-21 09.02.35.jpg 2019-03-21 09.02.35.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37816-73474478b578cee8b10138ee7ba7f09f.jpg)
I use the nut to "chase" the threads. I grab the good end with a rag and a vise grip gently and unscrew the nut. the threads are really pretty close after that. Just some gentle touch up with a jeweler's file.
Little loc tite, screw it into the antenna, little more lock tite, and voila, an antenna mounting stud.
![2019-03-21 09.09.33.jpg 2019-03-21 09.09.33.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37823-8dc5dd5110c9aade1b837f47c9f6507c.jpg)
I could have put the stud into the tour pak first, but the antenna has more room for adjustment. Here's the finished product.
![2019-03-21 09.11.00.jpg 2019-03-21 09.11.00.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37829-0d4105c6fc1e983049eb406b35ca256e.jpg)
![2019-03-21 09.11.16.jpg 2019-03-21 09.11.16.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37833-07b3fa1f32ebd97a191ade4dba4e6c74.jpg)
Getting a little guilty feeling about the garage ... LOL ... so took the pics to "hide" the shame.
Since I had the new darby cover gasket, I put the Calvary darby cover on.
![2019-03-21 08.30.02.jpg 2019-03-21 08.30.02.jpg](https://triketalk.com/data/attachments/37/37841-969e9b47d41b4c00d0a805674d5f8574.jpg)
Last and certainly not least, I made a few adjustments to the mirror and the drink holder. I'm afraid that may be all for the day .. If we get the rain predicted, I think I may remove the old double sticky tape on the AMG things and put new on. That way, I'll be ready after the ceramic stuff.